The Coleman's est. 2003

Monday, August 11, 2008

Fair '08!

It's here, our much anticipated trip to the Fair!! Truth be told, it was a lot of fun... Emma loved it all, Tal loved his nap, and I loved the weather. There was actually a cool breeze... that just doesn't happen in Missouri in August! It was lovely. Our friends Emily and baby Steve came along which made the day even better!

Here's the boys doing what they do best: going where ever their crazy moms take them!!

Just a classic "kid-at-the-fair" look. Taking it all in I guess. She was so excited!

Giddy-up... chicken?!?!

Look at the lips on this car! All that mattered is that it had Pooh Bear on the hood!

I think Emma's favorite was the Circus Train, and she just had to be in the caboose!

I even braved a ride! The Spinning Dino. Piece of cake you say... I don't know what's happened to me, but spinning around in that thing made me so sick. That NEVER used to happen to me, it only happened to my mom... wait a minute! Oh, boy I'm a true, blue, even-kiddy-rides-make-me-sick Mom!!

And we couldn't leave without our $5 Fair prize! Well worth it I guess, cause it's the memories, right!

And we finished it off with a little paint job at Agriland! It really was a fun afternoon!

You are so cool Emma!! Flashing the 'I Love You' sign makes you look way awesome!

But it didn't stop there, oh no! That night the daddy's let the girls go out on the town (ok, so we went back to the fair...) to spend a little time with Terri Clark!! I haven't been to a concert in forever! It was a lot of fun! YEEEEEEHHAAAAA!

Heidi, Cammie, me, and Emily.

We gotta do that again! There's always next year. Can't wait!!

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

He loves me...

Yesterday, every time I laid Tal down for a nap his hand would form the "I Love You" sign. It was so sweet. I love you too, Tal!

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Road Trip... Utah or Bust!!

How brave are we?!! Traveling 1300 miles (each way) in a big red truck with 2 kids ( ages 3 1/2 and 3 months)!! You may think we're nuts, but we did it, and it was great! We spent a wonderful week in Utah seeing family and friends, then turned around and drove back!!! Five days total in the car, and some "interesting" stops made for some serious family bonding! It was quite an adventure thanks to Matt. He made our vacation one to remember!!

The Pilot/Event planner! He was the best!

The Co-Pilot/Entertainer of the kids.

The Passengers: Emma and Tal. They couldn't have been better!!

Tal really wasn't this happy the entire time, but he was just about perfect. I also just had a "I'm a terrible mom" moment as I've done this post... there is like no pictures of Tal. I promise he was there, but for some reason he didn't make it into very many pictures. I'm horrible. One set of hands for each kid, I guess. And the set of hands that was taking the picture always had Tal. Sorry buddy. He really was so sweet though, and everyone adored him!!

Hope you enjoy our journey!

Are We There Yet?

So we were off! We were making pretty good time, but Matt had some fun ideas to keep us from going nuts. I don't know how many of you have had the "privilege" of driving though Kansas, but about half way through you start seeing signs for: "Come see the 6-legged cow", and "8,000 pound prairie dog." So you gotta stop right?!?! Who doesn't want to see that? Well, we did and boy did we have a little red-neck fun at "Prairie Dog Town!" See for yourself...

The first thing you see when you walk in is this enormous rattlesnake hanging on the wall. Some guy found it in Mexico. It lived for awhile in the rattlesnake pit below it (that cage Emma is looking in is FULL of rattlesnakes... don't even go there) but he got to big so they stuffed him. What a nice keep sake, right!

Then you head outside where the "animals" are. There are prairie dogs EVERYWHERE.

What prairie dog, mom?

So this was normal... just feeding the goats!

K- so now what we came for right... the 6-legged cow!!! No kidding here he his. (the extra two legs are growing out just under his tail... that took some explaining!!)

And not only was there a 6-legged cow, but a 5-legged one too. (his extra leg is growing out of his shoulder... again a little explaining was needed for Emma)!

Now for the 8,000 pound prairie dog...

Ha, ha very funny!!

Then back inside for some more freakiness:

A 2-headed calf... a 2-headed Coleman!!

Matt always knew there were "jackalopes"... Now he has proof!

Know seriously, don't laugh to hard at us... you know you'd stop too. And to be honest we'll probably stop again!!

After our little "side-show" stop, we were off through Colorado where we had another delay:

I knew we were making pretty good time... I just realize how good until an observant highway patrolman told us!! Way to go, dear!!! (Hey there's Tal :)...)

Finally... Utah!!!

We made it!! With the "Welcome" sign my mom had hanging on the front porch, we knew we were going to have a great time.

Just about the first thing Emma wanted to do when we got to Fillmore was "go to the farm!!" My dad was MORE then happy to take her!! She LOVES it down there.

She got to drive the tractor (with grandpa's help). Very cool!!

Look and that good lookin' hay. My dad's so proud!!!

Then we took a trip to Thanksgiving Point. There is such a fun little petting zoo there. Emma had a blast... this kind of thing is right up her alley!!

Emma went right to work milking the cow. How did she know to do that...?

This was the coolest peacock. He was huge. One of the workers came by and gave Emma one of it's feathers. And of course she made sure that made the trip home with us!!

Just a close-up of the monster peacock. He was a big boy!!!

Who doesn't love a pony ride?

There was also a dinosaur exhibit there, but we only went in there to eat some yummy "dinno nuggets!"

Emma found a new hobby... gardening. My dad had her help him plant two more rows of corn. She loved it so much she started "planting" everything. She would take the big shovel, dig a hole, and burry rocks, grass, and the little green apples that had fallen off the trees. Every day she did this and loved every minute!

This was so fun for her. It reminded me so much of me when I was growing up... although, most of the time I wasn't as excited as she was!!!

Next was the 4-wheeler ride. Matt and my dad went on a long ride, so the next day Emma thought she needed a turn, but she had to look just right...

Yes, she found one of the dresses my mom and made for me when I was little, and being the dress-up queen that she is she had to wear it... and apparently it was just the look she was going for for her jaunt on the 4-wheeler!!